Riding a broom isn't that easy! Modest Mildred is the worst student at Miss Kotkot's witch academy. His spells often go awry, but somehow he always manages to get away with it. One day, however, Ethel, the teacher's favorite, angers him so much that he recklessly enchants her, making a deadly enemy...
The Botcsinálta boss series, published with the author's drawings, has been an unbroken success since its publication in 1974, and according to fans, it may have greatly inspired the Harry Potter series. Jill Murphy won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for it in 2006.